The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. This was the twenty-seventh and final term of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tenure on the Court; Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2019 term statistics
6
Majority or Plurality
1
Concurrence
1
Other
7
Dissent
0
Concurrence/dissent Total = 15
Bench opinions = 15 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous opinions: 3 Most joined by: Kagan (10) Least joined by: Alito (4 in full, 1 in part)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions
501



Thompson v. Hebdon 589 U.S. ___ (2019)
per curiam
402



Rotkiske v. Klemm 589 U.S. ___ (2019)
Thomas
Sotomayor
103



Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Unanimous
104



Monasky v. Taglieri 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 International Child Abduction Remedies Act  • habitual residence of child Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh; Thomas (in part)
Thomas
Alito
405



Hernandez v. Mesa 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Fourth Amendment  • Fifth Amendment  • cross-border shooting by federal agent Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Alito
Thomas
406



McKinney v. Arizona 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Eighth Amendment  • death penalty  • Sixth Amendment  • right to jury determination of facts  • reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances by appellate court  • retroactivity of constitutional rules on collateral or direct reviews Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Kavanaugh
107



Shular v. United States 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Armed Career Criminal Act  • definition of serious drug offense Unanimous
Kavanaugh
208



Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Civil Rights Act of 1866  • race as but-for causation
Gorsuch
409



Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic  • extension of absentee ballot deadlines due to public health crisis Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
per curiam
Ginsburg dissented from the Court's grant of application for stay.
110



Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

 patent law  • inter partes review Roberts, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh; Thomas, Alito (in part)
Gorsuch
411



Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

 copyright law  • government edicts doctrine  • copyrightability of annotated legislative code Breyer
Roberts
Thomas
112



United States v. Sineneng-Smith 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

 party presentation principle  • First Amendment  • overbreadth doctrine  • induced violation for profit of immigration law Unanimous
Thomas
413



Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

 state law prohibition on government aid to religious schools  • First Amendment  • Free Exercise Clause Kagan
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Gorsuch
Breyer
Sotomayor
114



Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

 trademark law  • eligibility of generic term combined with domain name for protection Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Sotomayor
Breyer
415



Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania 591 U.S. ___ (2020)

 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010  • religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive mandate  • Administrative Procedure Act  • Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Sotomayor
Thomas
Alito
Kagan

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  • "2019 Term In-Chambers Opinions". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2020.


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